From the Foreward by bestselling novelist David Balducci:
"Multiple Sclerosis For Dummies, 2nd Edition, helps
to empower those individuals who have MS, as well as their family,
friends, and other members of their support team. It helps one navigate
the field of chronic illness, making complex issues less so, helping to
sort, organize, and make comprehensible so much that is disorganized and
incomprehensible about MS. Yet Multiple Sclerosis For
Dummies, 2nd Edition, is
not simply a book on the disease. It is a tool with which to live.
Offering practical advice, anecdotal experiences, humor, and most
importantly of all, hope, it shows that no one with MS is alone. A broad
community exists of those individuals with MS and a broader support
group composed of family, friends, and healthcare professionals."
"No one can say that researchers are winning the war against MS yet, and
it continues to challenge, and at times overwhelm, the people it
affects, along with their families and friends. But what MS can't do is
unilaterally rob people of their spirit to fight it and to live life on
their terms, despite changes in the brain and body. The human spirit is
wonderfully resilient. In fact, it may be the most powerful defensive
mechanism any of us has."
From authors Rosalind Kalb, Ph.D., Barbara Giesser, MD, and Kathleen
Costello, ANP-BC:
"We provide lots of information that's easy to access and easy to
swallow regarding what happens in MS--what kinds of symptoms it can
cause, how it can affect your life at home and at work, what you can do
to feel and function up to snuff, and how you can protect yourself and
your family against the long-term unpredicitability of the disease."
In the back of the book, you'll find 'Ten MS Myths Debunked,' where
you'll learn why MS is not a death sentence, that everyone does not
eventually need a wheelchair, that it's not true that people with MS
shouldn't have children, that "natural" treatments aren't necessarily
safer, and more. Also, you'll find "Ten Questions about Exciting Leads
in MS Research," such as:
Can Vitamin D Help Prevent MS?
